Cynthia Newsome Profile
Cynthia Newsome is an American Award-winning News Anchor and Reporter working for KSHB-TV since joining the station in January 1997. She anchors the 11 am newscasts on 41 Action News, from Monday to Friday. Previously, she served KWTV Channel 9 in Oklahoma City, as a Weekend Anchor for 13 years.
Cynthia Newsome Wiki
Full Name: Cynthia Newsome
Profession: News Anchor and Reporter
Nationality: American
Education: Not Available
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: 1980
Age / How Old is Cynthia Newsome?: 44 years old as of 2024
Place of Birth: United States Of America
Height / How tall is Cynthia Newsome?: News Anchor and Reporter
Parents: Not Available
Husband: Ed Newsome
Children: Kimberly and Edward II
Salary: $ 20,000 – $ 100,000
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million
Cynthia Newsome Career
Newsome works for KSHB as an anchor of the 11 am newscasts on 41 Action News, from Monday to Friday. Additionally, she for works as a reporter for the evening newscasts and supports healthy living. Previously, she served KWTV Channel 9 in Oklahoma City, as a Weekend Anchor for 13 years. Also, she was working for WKY Radio and KFOR-TV, as the News Reporter.
Newsome was honored into the Mid-America National Association of Television Arts and Sciences’ Silver Circle for Excellence in Broadcasting and Community Service in the year 2012. Her Lung Cancer story and Radon Awareness won First Place in the American Cancer Society High Plains Division’s Community Awareness media awards in the year 2008. She was also awarded Third Place for In-Depth Reporting by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters in the year 2007 for her research of mold at Central High School.
Reporting the Oklahoma City bombing of the Murrah Federal Building was a highlight of her 30-year broadcasting career. The Oklahoma City Memorial and Museum in Oklahoma City has Newsome’s reports on the lives of bombing victims on display.
Newsome places a great value on community involvement. She created the Awesome Ambitions organization in the year 1997. It’s a high school college and career readiness program for females in the Kansas City Public School District in grades 8 through 12. Girls are inspired, educated, challenged, and encouraged to create and achieve positive goals for their future jobs, education, and health by volunteer business professional women who serve as coaches and mentors.
Newsome and her family attend a Baptist denomination, United Believers Community Church in south Kansas City. She cites fantastic music, great cuisine, and, most importantly, great people as her favorite aspects of Kansas City.
Cynthia Newsome Personal Life, Family, Parents, and Husband
Newsome was born in the year 1980, and therefore she is 44 years old as of 2024. Her date and month of birth are unknown. Newsome stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches. Information regarding Newsome’s parents and siblings is currently under review.
Newsome is married to her lovely spouse, Ed Newsome, who was formerly the President of the Kansas City Public School District. He is also the CEO, as well as founder of Good News Appraisals, a real estate assessment firm. On the 13th of June 2001, Ed proposed to her on live television on NBC Action News, when she was anchoring the news. They tied the knot in that very year.
When Newsome met her husband, he found that he already had 2 children, Kimberly and Edward II. Therefore, she is the “stepmom” to Kimberly and Edward. There is no information that she and her husband have children together.
Cynthia Newsome Salary and Net Worth
Being one of the top journalists for KSHB-TV, Newsome earns an annual salary ranging between $ 20,000 – $ 100,000. Newsome has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a News Anchor/Reporter.
Cynthia Newsome Breast Cancer
Newsome was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2011. She battled breast cancer and became a breast cancer survivor after 33 radiation sessions, 8 chemotherapy treatments, numerous prayers, a lumpectomy, and the loving care of her coworkers, husband, viewers, family, neighbors, and church members.
Breast cancer reappeared 7 years later, i.e. in February 2019. Newsome was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer that had spread throughout her body. She is undergoing immunotherapy and chemotherapy treatments to clear her body of cancer once more. She’s telling her tale on the radio in the hopes of inspiring and encouraging those who are fighting serious illnesses to keep fighting.
Cynthia Newsome Instagram and Twitter
Newsome has active Instagram and Twitter accounts. Her Instagram account has over 200 followers. CLICK HERE to view her Instagram account. Her Twitter account has over 4K followers. CLICK HERE to view her Twitter account.
Cynthia Newsome KSHB-TV
At KSHB-TV Newsome works alongside;
- Taylor Hemness
- Kevin Holmes
- Daisha Jones
- Caitlin Knute
- Bryant Maddrick
- Gabriella Pagán
- Lindsay Shively
- Dia Wall
- Gary Lezak
- Lindsey Anderson
- Wes Peery
- Jeff Penner
- Mick Shaffer
- Aaron Ladd
- Hayley Lewis